Scott Ludlam

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Scott Ludlam
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 July 2008
Born	10 January 1970 (1970-01-10) (age 38)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Greens
Website	ScottLudlam.org.au

Scott Ludlam is an Australian politician and member of the Greens party. In the 2007 federal election, he was elected to the Senate representing Western Australia.^[1][2]

Scott has been involved in numerous political campaigns across Western Australia participating in campaigns such as preventing uranium mining at Jabiluka and Western Australia, Aboriginal land rights, peace, military bases, climate change, trade, globalisation, and energy market reform.^[3]

Scott spent several years as a proprietor of a small graphic design business before he undertook a degree in sustainability policy. He completed this degree whilst working for Greens Parliamentarian Robin Chapple. From 2005 to 2007 he worked as a communications officer for Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert.

In 2005 Scott ran for the seat of Murchison-Eyre in the Western Australia state election. He was unsuccessful in winning the seat, obtaining 4.98% of the primary vote. ^[4]

In 2007, along with Jose Garcia, Scott produced the animated documentary Climate of Hope^[5], focusing on the science of climate change, the nuclear fuel chain, and the wider energy revolution. This was produced for the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia.

In 2007 Scott ran for a seat in the Senate for Western Australia, obtaining 9.24% of the vote (or 0.64 of a full quota) and was elected.^[6]

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